386 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



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The following presents, amongst others, are gratefully 

 acknowledged : — 



A large and varied collection of Weapons, Ornaments, and 

 Shells, acquired in the Fiji and Friendly Islands by the late 

 Eev. Robert Young (for some years a resident in Truro), and 

 kindly presented by his daughter. Miss Young. 



A beautiful specimen of Witherite, from the Pennant 

 Mine, St. Asaph, given by Dr. Le Neve Foster, formerly one of 

 our honorary secretaries, who has thus shewn that he is still 

 not unmindful of our Institution. 



One of Fairfax's cannon balls, presented by Mr. John 

 Burton, of Falmouth, supplementing his many previous valuable 

 gifts. 



Several large cases of Corals, Sponges, Shells, and other 

 objects, many collected during a residence at Barbadoes. Mrs. 

 Sharp, of London, in making this handsome gift, has intimated 

 that a further donation of Minerals, Fossils, &c., will follow. 



During the coming winter the Curator proposes to give 

 effect to the wish of the Council, expressed in the annual report 

 two years ago, that the contents of the Museum should be 

 illustrated by lectures. He will give explanatory addresses on 

 certain groups of objects as an introduction to their study. 



The Council trusts that efforts of this kind will meet with 

 the approval and co-operation of the members and their friends. 



The donations to the Library, during the year, have been 

 unusually extensive, and several learned Societies with which we 

 have not hitherto exchanged Proceedings have expressed a wish 

 for such an exchange in future. 



Efforts are still being made to complete certain sets of 

 Proceedings and Transactions, portions of which are upon our 

 shelves. 



